What color is #141515?

#141515 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Matt Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141515?

The RGB value is 20, 21, 21: 20 red, 21 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141515?

The complementary color is #151414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141515?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141515 color

#141515 rgb(20, 21, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #141515 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 8.2% green and 8.2% blue (20, 21, 21).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Matt Black (#151515), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.3:1).

#141515 color codes

HEX	`#141515`
RGB	`rgb(20, 21, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 8.2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.68, -0.43, -0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.68, 0.46, 199.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.692, 0.739, 0.816)`
Decimal	`1316117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141515, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #141515	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141515 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #141515 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141515; }
.text { color: #141515; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141515; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 21 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141515, #141415); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #141515?: #141515 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Matt Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141515?: The RGB value is 20, 21, 21: 20 red, 21 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141515?: The complementary color is #151414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141515?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.